Holt Scientific
About

Christopher Holt is the Founder and President of Holt Scientific.  Before founding Holt Scientific, Chris worked as a Research Scientist and Sensor Group Leader at NexTech Materials and Sr. Process Engineer at Harris Semiconductor.  Chris has many years of experience developing advanced materials and sensor technologies for alternative energy markets. His sensor research has resulted in 1 patent and 5 patents pending.

Chris obtained his B.S. in Physics from Case Western Reserve University and M.S. in Materials Engineering from The Ohio State University.  Chris was the first graduate of Ohio State's Center for Industrial Sensors and Measurements.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

  1. C.T. Holt, Demonstrating infrared radiation and Optical sensors, Physics Education, November (2007) 9.

  2. C.T. Holt, Gas sensors demonstrate principles of solid-state physics, Physics Education, March (2007) 42 (2) 127.

  3. C.T. Holt, Whole-organism sensors, Nuts and Volts, May (2006) 67-69.

  4. C.T. Holt, Firefly Meter: Bioluminescence detector lights way toward pollution sensor, Make, 5 (2006) 143-144.

  5. J. Foreman and C.T. Holt, Advances in Gas Sensors for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Systems, Advanced Fuel Cell Technology, 9:9 (2005) 8-10.

  6. J. Foreman, S.L. Swartz, M.M. Seabaugh, and C.T. Holt, Materials Technology: A Key to the Commercialization of Fuel Cells, Fuel Cell, December 2003, 20-22.

  7. Wang Qi, Y.S. Lin, C.T. Holt, S.L. Swartz, Electric Conductivity and Oxygen Permeability of Modified Cerium Oxides, Journal of Materials Science, 38 (2003) 1073-1079.

  8. P.K. Dutta, R.R. Rao, S.L. Swartz, C.T. Holt, Sensing of Carbon Monoxide in Reducing Environments, Sensors and Actuators B, 84 (2002) 189-193.

  9. C. T. Holt, A.-M. Azad, S.L. Swartz, R.R. Rao, and P. K. Dutta, Novel Carbon Monoxide Sensor for PEM Fuel Cell Systems, Sensors and Actuators B, 87 (2002) 414-420.

  10. S.L. Swartz, M.M. Seabaugh, C.T. Holt, W. Dawson, Fuel Processing Catalysts based on Nanoscale Ceria, Fuel Cells Bulletin 30, March, 2001.

  11. C.T. Holt, S.A. Akbar, C.C. Wang, and S. Belusu, Attachment of Electrodes and Thermal Cycling Tests on Yttria-Based Thermistors, Materials Letters 40, 1999.


CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:

  1. C.T. Holt, S.R. Cummings, S.L. Swartz, and G.B. Arkenberg, Hydrogen and Sulfur Sensors for Fuel Cell System Applications, Proceedings of the 207th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Quebec City, Quebec, May 15-20, 2005. Abs. 1776.

  2. C.T. Holt, S.R. Cummings, G.B. Arkenberg, T.G. Lesousky, and S.L. Swartz, Gas Sensors for PEM and SOFC Systems, Fuel Cell Seminar, San Antonio Texas, November 1-5, 2004.

  3. C.T. Holt, S.L. Swartz, A.-M. Azad, Sulfur Sensors for Solid-oxide Fuel Cell Systems, ASM Annual Meeting, Columbus Ohio, October 18-20, 2004.

  4. C.T. Holt, A.-M. Azad, S.L. Swartz, G. Arkenberg, and W.J. Dawson, Chemical Sensors for Fuel Cell Systems, Proceedings of the 204th Meeting of the Electrochemical Society, Orlando Florida, October 12-16, 2003.

  5. C.T. Holt, C.C. Wang, S.A. Akbar, Yttria-based Thermistors for Aerospace Applications, 98th and 99th Annual Meeting of the American Ceramic Society, Indianapolis Indiana, April, 1997 and Cincinnati Ohio, 1998.

GRANTS RECEIVED:


Production of Advanced Nanomaterials from Biological Substrates. U.S. Department of Agriculture Small Business Innovative Research Grant. $80,000.

 

Novel Ceramic Hydrogen Sensor for Fuel Cell Applications.

Edison Materials Technology Center Hydrogen Infrastructure Research Grant. $200,000.



Contact Chris:  chris@holtscientific.com


 

 



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